Super Bowl TV coverage: Halftime

A lot more to nitpick about during the CBS coverage of the Super Bowl second quarter:

>> Stupid graphic award: DWIGHT FREENEY. Tackles 1, Sacks 1.0. No one could say he had one sack?

>> Early in the quarter, Nantz asked Simms, “What’s he look like to you, percentage-wise? What are we seeing out of Freeney?” Simms: “He’s looking much better than I expected him to.” Nantz: “OK.” No, it not OK. Simms didn’t answer the question.

>> Near the end of the first half, after New Orleans was stuff on a third-and-1, time out was called and CBS cut to a commercial. We never knew who called timeout until after the break. (A pet peeve of me.)

>> A No. 64 for New Orleans (offensive tackle Zach Strief) was in motion in the Saints’ backfield. Obviously the Saints were using an extra offensive lineman at the tight end position to block, but it was mentioned.

>> The Nantz commercial just before halftime was inappropriate for your Super Bowl announcer. “That’s hard to watch,” Nantz said during the spot for FloTV. Yes, it was.